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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Rebecca VanDeMark was a high school history teacher for seven years teaching AP EURO, AP USH, AP WORLD, 20th Century World History, 20th Century Middle East History, and US Government (Honors + Regular). Teaching creatively to make History come alive and to inspire students to make a difference in their worlds is a passion of Rebecca's that goes beyond the classroom.
Rebecca holds a Master of Public Administration, a Bachelor of Arts, and graduated with a Graduate Certificate from the prestigious Summer Academy on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Women + International Human Rights Law from American University's Washington College of Law. Rebecca has also completed additional coursework in the Master of Legal Studies program at West Virginia University. She has participated in numerous continuing teaching education programs including the Supreme Court Institute for Teachers, various AP Board workshops and programs, worked as a Match Grant Coordinator helping to resettle asylees, trafficking victims, and refugees in the National Capitol Area, and interned as a graduate student at the National Organization for Women.
Rebecca has volunteered with Adopt-a-Platoon since 2005 and in her community in a variety of ways and holds professional affiliations or memberships with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the 9/11 Memorial, APSA, Supreme Court Historical Society, Women in Government, and Women in International Security among others.
Rebecca is the author of six books, a freelance writer and blogger, and speaker. She is currently in the process of obtaining her VT teaching certification and plans to pursue her PhD in History with an emphasis on Holocaust Studies.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe that history is THE greatest teacher for students as it provides lessons and real-life examples of choices that we make and how those decisions affect the legacy we will leave. I will never stop trying to foster creativity and critical thinking in my classroom, alongside the requirements of test standards. In doing so I believe that this prepares students for not only the present, but for their lives as they head into college and beyond.

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ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am the founder of Twenty History Lane- a collective on 20th century reimagined for high schoolers and those who teach them. Twenty History Lane will launch officially in July 2018. I am also author of six books, a blogger (www.caravansonnet.com) and speaker.

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